Husband sets wife on fire in Pakistan 'honour killing'

[Michelle420]

"A Pakistani man and his father have been arrested in the country's latest so-called "honour killing" after they set the son's wife alight for leaving the house without asking his permission, police said Sunday.

Muhammad Siddique became enraged on learning that his wife, Shabana Bibi, 25, had visited her sister without first asking him if she could go out, her brother Muhammad Azam said.

Siddique and his father then beat Bibi before dousing her with petrol and setting her on fire in Central Pakistan's Muzaffargarh district on Friday, Azam said.

Bibi had been married to Siddique for three years, during which time she had suffered repeated domestic abuse for the couple's inability to have children, Azam said.

Suffering burns to 80 percent of her body, Bibi died of her injuries in hospital on Saturday."

Husband sets wife on fire in Pakistan honour killing - Yahoo News

I'm glad to see they are being held accountable for this.

 

[Delta4Embassy]

Used to kill for honor in this country. Still do in some corners.

 

[Michelle420]

Used to kill for honor in this country. Still do in some corners.

Oh I didn't know that. Where do they still do it here? Isn't it against the law?

 

[Delta4Embassy]

Against the law in Pakistan too.

 

[Michelle420]

Against the law in Pakistan too.

Yes, that's why I commented I am glad to see they are being held accountable.

Where do they do honor killing here?

 

[September]

Against the law in Pakistan too.

Yes, that's why I commented I am glad to see they are being held accountable.

Where do they do honor killing here?

In the hood mothafuckaaaaa

No seriously though. Gangs do honor killings all the time.

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[Michelle420]

hon·or kill·ing
noun
plural noun: honor killings

1. in certain cultures, the killing of a relative, especially a girl or woman, who is perceived to have brought dishonor on the family.

Honor killing - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary

 

[September]

Exactly. When you are in a gang, that is your family. Bring dishonor to your gang and in many instances, you're dead.

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[Michelle420]

Is Honor Killing Honorable - Infographic on Honor Killing - Facts Infographic

 

[Michelle420]

Human Rights Watch defines "honor killings" as follows:

Honor killings are acts of vengeance, usually death, committed by male family members against female family members, who are held to have brought dishonor upon the family. A woman can be targeted by (individuals within) her family for a variety of reasons, including: refusing to enter into an arranged marriage, being the victim of a sexual assault, seeking a divorce—even from an abusive husband—or (allegedly) committing adultery. The mere perception that a woman has behaved in a way that "dishonors" her family is sufficient to trigger an attack on her life.

Although rarely, men can also be the victims of honor killings by members of the family of a woman with whom they are perceived to have an inappropriate relationship.The loose term "honor killing" applies to killing of both men and women in cultures that practice it.

Some women who bridge social divides, publicly engage other communities, or adopt some of the customs or the religion of an outside group may be attacked. In countries that receive immigrants, some otherwise low-status immigrant men and boys have asserted their dominant patriarchal status by inflicting honor killings on female family members who have participated in public life, for example, in feminist and integration politics.

 

[Michelle420]

 

[Michelle420]

 

[September]

I find the practice of honor killings to be totally acceptable.

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[bucs90]

Islam is such a gift to the world.

 

[Pogo]

Islam is such a gift to the world.

What does religion have to do with this thread?

 

[hipeter924]

Islam is such a gift to the world.

Especially cloth manufacturers, as those veils sell like hot cakes.